CLASS 92: Setting as Character

Discover how to transform your setting from mere backdrop into a dynamic, breathing character that shapes your protagonists, drives conflict, and deepens theme. You’ll learn techniques for infusing places with personality so that environments actively influence plot, reveal character psychology, and create unforgettable atmosphere. We’ll explore sensory specificity, symbolic layering, and “setting as antagonist/ally” in order to elevate your own WIP, plus tools to avoid info-dumps while making your world feel alive and integral to every scene. By the end, you’ll leave with concrete ideas that make your story’s locations as compelling and unpredictable as any character on the page.

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YOUR INSTRUCTOR

New York Times Bestselling author Allison Brennan believes life's too short to be bored, so she had five kids and writes three books a year. She relocated from Northern California to Arizona in 2019 where she enjoys reading, hiking, and Spring Training. Her most recent books are Make It Out Alive in the Quinn & Costa series and a stand-alone thriller, Whisper Creek. allisonbrennan.com